Early in Brian Propp's hockey career, he had the good fortune to skate next to centremen who could harmonize with Propp's natural instincts. While skating for the Brandon Wheat Kings in 1977-78, he had junior "phenom" Bill Derlago at his side. The combination allowed Propp to lead the league in points with 182. The following season, Laurie Boschman replaced Derlago and raised Propp's game even higher. He again led the league in scoring with a whopping 232 points in 93 games played.

The Philadelphia Flyers in the 1979 Amateur Draft then snapped him up. He joined the club the following season and found himself on a line with Bobby Clarke and Reggie Leach. The trio clicked as Propp established himself as a complete player who could work the corners, check opponents, make creative passes, and score goals.

From there, the foundation was set as Propp became a solid fixture on the Flyers forward lines for a total of ten and a half seasons. During that time, his team made it to the Stanley Cup finals three times, he made four trips to the All-Star game, and, during regular season play, his consistent work ethic brought home a notable percentage of game-winning goals.

By 1990, having aged and slowed a step, Propp was traded to the Boston Bruins where he played only 14 games before signing as a free agent with the Minnesota North Stars, where he performed for just over two seasons. He then went to play in Switzerland for a year and then rounded out his career with the Hartford Whalers in 1993-94.

REGULAR SEASON

PLAYOFFS

Season

Club

League

GP

G

A

TP

PIM

+/-

GP

G

A

TP

PIM

1975-76

Melville Millionaires

SJHL

57

76

92

168

36

1976-77

Brandon Wheat Kings

WCJHL

72

55

80

135

47

16

14

12

26

5

1977-78

Brandon Wheat Kings

WCJHL

70

70

112

182

200

8

7

6

13

12

1978-79

Brandon Wheat Kings

WCJHL

71

94

100

194

127

22

15

23

38

40

1978-79

Canada

WJC-A

5

2

1

3

2

1978-79

Brandon Wheat Kings

M-Cup

5

4

7

11

6

1979-80

Philadelphia Flyers

NHL

80

34

41

75

54

+45

19

5

10

15

29

1980-81

Philadelphia Flyers

NHL

79

26

40

66

110

+27

12

6

6

12

32

1981-82

Philadelphia Flyers

NHL

80

44

47

91

117

+19

4

2

2

4

4

1981-82

Canada

WEC-A

10

3

1

4

4

1982-83

Philadelphia Flyers

NHL

80

40

42

82

72

+35

3

1

2

3

8

1982-83

Canada

WEC-A

10

4

4

8

6

1983-84

Philadelphia Flyers

NHL

79

39

53

92

37

+49

3

0

1

1

6

1984-85

Philadelphia Flyers

NHL

76

43

54

97

43

+46

19

8

10

18

6

1985-86

Philadelphia Flyers

NHL

72

40

57

97

47

+24

5

0

2

2

4

1986-87

Philadelphia Flyers

NHL

53

31

36

67

45

+39

26

12

16

28

10

1987-88

Canada

Can-Cup

9

2

2

4

2

1987-88

Philadelphia Flyers

NHL

74

27

49

76

76

+8

7

4

2

6

8

1988-89

Philadelphia Flyers

NHL

77

32

46

78

37

+16

18

14

9

23

14

1989-90

Philadelphia Flyers

NHL

40

13

15

28

31

+3

1989-90

Boston Bruins

NHL

14

3

9

12

10

+2

20

4

9

13

2

1990-91

Minnesota North Stars

Fr-Tour

3

0

1

1

8

1990-91

Minnesota North Stars

NHL

79

26

47

73

58

+7

23

8

15

23

28

1991-92

Minnesota North Stars

NHL

51

12

23

35

49

-3

1

0

0

0

0

1992-93

Minnesota North Stars

NHL

17

3

3

6

0

-10

1992-93

Canada

Nat-Tm

3

3

1

4

2

1992-93

HC Lugano

Swiss

24

21

6

27

32

9

5

1

6

28

1993-94

Hartford Whalers

NHL

65

12

17

29

44

+3

1994-95

HC Anglet

France-2

27

32

19

51

74

NHL Totals

1016

425

579

1004

830

160

64

84

148

151

WCJHL Rookie of the Year (1977) WCJHL First All-Star Team (1978) WHL First All-Star Team (1979)
Played in NHL All-Star Game (1980, 1982, 1984, 1986, 1990)

Traded to Boston by Philadelphia for Boston's 2nd round choice (Terran Sandwith) in 1990 Entry Draft, March 2, 1990. Signed as a free agent by Minnesota, July 25, 1990. Signed as a free agent by Hartford, October 4, 1993.